{"product_id":"antidemocracy-in-america-truth-power-and-the-republic-at-risk-paperback","title":"Antidemocracy in America: Truth, Power, and the Republic at Risk - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEric Klinenberg\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eSharon Marcus\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eCaitlin Zaloom\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn Election Day in 2016, it seemed unthinkable to many Americans that Donald Trump could become president of the United States. But the victories of the Obama administration hid from view fundamental problems deeply rooted in American social institutions and history. The election's consequences drastically changed how Americans experience their country, especially for those threatened by the public outburst of bigotry and repression. Amid the deluge of tweets and breaking news stories that turn each day into a political soap opera, it can be difficult to take a step back and see the big picture. To confront the threats we face, we must recognize that the Trump presidency is a symptom, not the malady. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eAntidemocracy in America\u003c\/i\u003e is a collective effort to understand how we got to this point and what can be done about it. Assembled by the sociologist Eric Klinenberg as well as the editors of the online magazine \u003ci\u003ePublic Books\u003c\/i\u003e, Caitlin Zaloom and Sharon Marcus, it offers essays from many of the nation's leading scholars, experts on topics including race, religion, gender, civil liberties, protest, inequality, immigration, climate change, national security, and the role of the media. \u003ci\u003eAntidemocracy in America\u003c\/i\u003e places our present in international and historical context, considering the worldwide turn toward authoritarianism and its varied precursors. Each essay seeks to inform our understanding of the fragility of American democracy and suggests how to protect it from the buried contradictions that Trump's victory brought into public view.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eEric Klinenberg is professor of sociology and director of the Institute for Public Knowledge at New York University. His most recent book is \u003ci\u003ePalaces for the People: How Social Infrastructure Can Help Fight Inequality, Polarization, and the Decline of Civic Life\u003c\/i\u003e (2018). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCaitlin Zaloom is associate professor of social and cultural analysis at New York University. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eOut of the Pits: Traders and Technology from Chicago to London\u003c\/i\u003e (2006) and \u003ci\u003eIndebted: How Families Make College Work at Any Cost\u003c\/i\u003e (2019) and cofounder and coeditor in chief of \u003ci\u003ePublic Books\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSharon Marcus is Orlando Harriman Professor of English and Comparative Literature at Columbia University. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eBetween Women: Friendship, Desire, and Marriage in Victorian England\u003c\/i\u003e (2007) and \u003ci\u003eThe Drama of Celebrity\u003c\/i\u003e (2019) and cofounder and coeditor in chief of \u003ci\u003ePublic Books\u003c\/i\u003e.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 7.7 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 25, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45302204137574,"sku":"9780231190114","price":36.07,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/NVBGNUNyR0JPekh0QlprQWdvWmxTQT09.webp?v=1773993022","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/antidemocracy-in-america-truth-power-and-the-republic-at-risk-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}